Growing mismatch between where Sydney’s skilled workers live and work | AnnaPattySMH
The number of Western Sydney residents with professional skills, including IT, finance, science and public administration, has spiked by up to 34 per cent in five years, but tens of thousands still face long commutes to jobs outside the area.
Lawyer Taryn Ellerington says living in Gladesville and working in Parramatta allows her to spend more time with her husband Mark and children Eve, 3 and Mia, 1.The report found there were 55,600 Western Sydney residents employed in finance and insurance services last year compared to 45,600 people in 2016, a 22 per cent increase. And 20,900 people living in Western Sydney are now employed in the information, media and telecommunications industry, a 20 per cent increase in five years.
”For example, the area between Parramatta and Blacktown has a really high density of IT workers, many from the subcontinent but some not. The increasing degree-qualified residents particularly in that Parramatta area is very high and has continued to increase.
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